Shoe-salesman&#39;s stool.



M. TAUSSIG.

SHOE SALESMAN'S STOOL. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1912.

4 779 I Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Jm/iwqn' flan e 75mm MAURICE TAUSSIG, 0F onrcnoo, ILLINOIS.

SHOE- SALESMANS STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Application filed'J'anuary 1 8, 1912. Serial No. 671,924.

To' alt whom it may concern: 'Be it known that I, MAURICE TAUSSIG,VEI citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Salesmans Stools, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to shoe salesmans stools, and has for its chief object to provide a shoe salesmans stool of improved and novel construction. I

The invention relates particularly to that class of shoe salesmans stools in which the footrest, when not in use, is arranged to be slid int-0 a pocket underneath the seat, but arranged to be withdrawn therefrom and supported in proper position to form a rest for the customers foot. Such stools ordinarily employ stationary brackets, projecting out from the front legs of the stool, to support the footrest, but such stationary brackets are objectionable, because of the fact that they are in the way whenever the footrest is not in use andunless they are made quite ornamental, tend to disfigure the appearance of the stool.

One of the objects of this 1nvent1on is to I provide a movable support for the footrest,

having operative connections therewith, con: structed and arranged in such manner as to move the support, into operative position whenever the footrest is withdrawn from its pocket and to move said support out of the way. whenever the footrest is pushed back into the pocket.

The invention consists inthe several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The inventionis clearly illustrated in the drawing furnished herewith in which- Figure 1 is a view of a stool embodying one form of my invention, in side elevation, with part of the seat, frame and supporting legs broken out to illustrate parts. that would otherwise be hidden from view; Fig.

l 2 is a front elevation of the stool, Fig. 3 is a detail view ofa fragment of thefootrest, its support and connecting device, the view being partly in frontelevation and partly in vertical cross section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a detail vertical cross section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the footrest support.

Referring to said drawing, which shows one form of the embodiment of. the invention, 10 represents the front legs and 11 the rear legs of a stool which are connected by horizontal cross pieces 12, 13. Secured to the-cross pieces 12, is a three sided rectangular frame 14, above which is a seat frame '15, carrying a'seat 16. The space between the upper edges of the cross pieces 12, and un-. derside'of the seat frame 15, forms a pocket opening out toward the front and adapted to receive the footrest 17 which is slidingly carried upon the cross pieces 12, as seen in Fig. 4. A transversely extending piece 18,

cross'piece '21, extending between the front legs 10, to limit the forward movement of the footrest. Below said cross piece 21, and

extending between the legs 10, is amirror 22. The parts thus far described are old, but conveniently serve to illustrate the a plication of the present invention.

The footrest support which I have chosen to illustrate in the drawing, comprises a bracket 23, fulcrumed on the front legs at 24, and having across piece 25, connecting the outer endsof arms 26, to form a yoke like member. The footrest 17, is arranged to rest upon said cross piece 25, when in its operative position, and the support 23, is provided with means for holding it in its. operative position, said means being here shown as comprising extensions 27 of the arms 26, having pins 28, that strike against the rear sides of the front legs 10, at a point above the fulcrum of the support. It is obvious that downward pressure upon the outer end of the support isresisted by the engagement of the pins 28, with the rear sides of the front legs 10.

Connecting means are provided between the footrest and support for automatically swinging said support out of the way whenever the footrest is pushed back into the nally of one of the arms 26, of the support as by a guide member 30, the outer end of said connecting member 29, being slidably connected to the footrest as by a roller 31, arranged to travel in the slot 32, in a plate 33, secured to one of the side edges'of the foot rest. (See Figs. 1 and 3.) The lower end of said connecting member 29, is preferably formed with a shoulder or stop 34, arranged to strike against the lower side of the guide member 30, to prevent the withdrawal of the connecting member from its guide and also to limit the upward swing of the footrest itself. A spring 35, here shown as a flat bow spring secured to the rear side of one of the front legs, and pressing backward on the pin 28, of the extension 27, is arranged to swing the support upward and at the same time to press the roller 31, toward that end of the slot 32, nearest the hinge of the footrest.

In operation, whenever it is desired to withdraw the footrest from its pocket and place it in operative position, the salesman merely pulls the footrest out and allows it to fall, the connecting member automatically swinging the support from its upright position (shown in dotted lines at 23 to that shown in solid lines at 23.

By reason of the action of the spring 35, the support and connecting member 29, are maintained in an upright position, until the rear end of the slot 32, is reached, whereupon the roller 31, is pulled forward, thereby swinging the support outward against the action of the spring and at the same time extending the connecting member considerably beyond the support, until the position, shown in dotted lines at 23*, 29", is reached, which is the position assumed when the footrest has been withdrawn to its fullest extent and before it is allowed to fall down into operative position. 'When it has been drawn into said extended position, it is allowed to fall, the connecting member being moved down through its guide and the support swung farther down until the position indicated in solid lines is reached, whereupon the pins 28, have reached the limit of their movement, being arrested by the legs 10.

From the above description, it is apparent that the support is automatically brought to an operative position, whenever the footrest is withdrawn and dropped, but that whenever the latter is returned to its pocket, the footrest support is automatically moved out of the way, leaving no protruding obstructions in front of the stool.

I realize that Various alterations and modifications of this device are possible without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to limit myself to the exact form of construction shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a shoe salesmans stool, a hinged and slidable footrest arranged to be slid into or out of a pocket in the stool, and capable of up and down movement through a comparatively wide angle, a footrest support hinged to the stool, and an extensible connecting device between said footrest and support, said connecting device having sliding connections with the footrest and support, and being arranged to swing said support into operative position supporting the footrest and into inoperative position out of the way.

2. In a shoe salesmans stool, a hinged and slidable footrest arranged to he slid into and out of a pocket in the stool, a footrest support comprising a yoke shaped member hinged to an element of the stool, and having projections arranged to engage therewith, to position the footrest in operative position, a spring between said element of said stool and one of said projections for swinging the footrest support into an upright position, and aconnecting device slidably mounted on said footrest support and having a sliding engagement with the footrest.

3. In a shoe salesmans stool, a hinged and slidable footrest, arranged to be slid into and out of a pocket in the stool, and capable of up and down movement through a comparatively wide angle, a hinged support arranged to be folded back against the stool and to be swung down into operative position support-ing the footrest, said support having means engaging the stool for limit ing its downward movement, and means connected with said footrest and support for actuating the latter.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 19th day of December 1911.

MAURICE TAUSSIG.

Witnesses:

O. L. KAISER, E. J. MASSMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

